Kate Lundy (ACT, Australian Labor Party, Minister Assisting for Industry and Innovation) Share this | Hansard source

We have continually presented the opportunity to the opposition to support our approach to offshore processing in Malaysia. We have continually offered to negotiate with them about the package, and that was rejected. In fact, I remind those opposite that when discussions were occurring around the offshore processing bills we offered to sit down with the coalition and work out a consensus solution with them. They rejected that. They moved again. Why? Because they insist on playing politics with an issue that is costing people's lives. They are negligent and irresponsible in this regard.